Free Icon editor tool

Wat is the best?

[kevchadders]

Simply, what would you all recommend as the best FREE icon editor tool out there?

Ideally, something which has a lot of features to it and you don't have to buy it after a month...

thanks for any help... :)

[bill]

favicon.com used to have a free one that would pop up when you visited the site. I think there was something over at SourceForge as well. Not sure if those are still around, or if they charge for them now.

[edit_g]

There aren't any good free ones around anymore (that I've found).

[Reflect]

Did a search over at Google and there are a few out there (broke the link just in case for TOS)...

www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=icon%2Beditor%2Bfree

Brian

[korkus2000]

I haven't found any that have the functionality I need, but my main job is icon design. I would just look around and see what you need. If it is a one off thing then get a demo. If you are looking for software to use daily then I think you will find that you need to pay for it. I use a program called microangelo, but it does cost $50. It really depends on what you need it for. If this is just to create favicons then I would suggest using demos.

[rogerd]

>>my main job is icon design<<

That's a narrowly focused gig, Korkus! I always wondered where all those icons came from, now I know! ;)

[korkus2000]

Every application that my company designs has anywhere between 500 and 1500 icons. There is only so much you can do with 16x16 and 16 or 256 colors.

[kevchadders]

I free one i've been recommended on another site was

http*//www.axiomx.com/PixelToolbox/index.htm

i've tried it out and it is very professional... well worth the download (3.2M)... and its FREE! :) Yippee!

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[mivox]

For Mac users, Iconographer is a great -- and inexpensive ($15) -- shareware app. It allows you to make icons for Classic MacOS, OSX and Windows. That's what I finally switched to after favicon.com took down their free online favicon generator.

[tbow007]

kevchadders,

did some searching....
http*//home.kabelfoon.nl/~meijer/
Not great, but free...

I use multiple editors (depending on my mood)mostly photoshop. Microangelo is good, this new one I have is VERY nice...AWicons - http*//www.awicons.com/
Iconfactory has a nice plugin for photoshop, give it a look..

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[korkus2000]

I will have to check out AWicons. I always love how icon tools show 128x128 at true color graphics. I want to see some 16x16 at 16 color to really show its features.